30s Arrested on Warrant for Posting 'Gangnam Station Stabbing' Warning Using Police Staff Account

The police have applied for an arrest warrant for a man in his 30s who posted a message on an online community under the name of an active police officer, threatening a stabbing.

The Cyber Terror Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency announced on the 23rd that they have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, who was arrested on charges of intimidation.

Mr. A is suspected of posting a message titled "I will stab people tonight at Exit 1 of Gangnam Station" on the workplace online community 'Blind' on the morning of the 21st, using a police officer's account.

At the time, Mr. A wrote, "Everyone be careful lol, I will kill everyone," and the post was immediately deleted. The Blind community requires workplace verification via email or other means to join, and the verified workplace is displayed on posts.

The police urgently arrested Mr. A at 8:32 a.m. on the 22nd, just one day after the post was made. It was confirmed that Mr. A is a regular office worker, not a police officer.

According to the police investigation, Mr. A stated that he had requested the Blind platform to delete abusive comments involving a third party, but the request was denied. Dissatisfied, he posted the murder threat message to cause social controversy related to Blind.

The police are continuing their investigation into how Mr. A came to use a Blind account that appeared as affiliated with the National Police Agency.

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